The Latest Breaking News from Japan

A four-year-old girl was scratched by the Japanese macaque which remains on the loose after ten days of breaking into homes and schools and attacking people in Japan

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, twice Olympic figure-skating champion whose rock-star like status has been as legendary as his accomplishments on the ice, said he would turn professional, ending more than a decade of competition at the highest level. In an hour-long news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday where he seemed pensive…

Japan’s foreign minister says he expects South Korea to take appropriate steps toward resolving the countries’ wartime disputes, warning that a mishandling especially of the issue of forced Korean laborers would cause “grave” consequences for their bilateral ties

Traps set and residents warned to keep windows shut after infant grabbed in most serious incident

“I don't have any help with the garden, I do it all myself, so it's nice being able to see how it's all come together.”

Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader's…

The moment he laid eyes on Shinzo Abe's ashen face, Shingo Nakaoka knew that any attempt to revive the former Japanese premier was likely to be in vain.

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is encouraging 30 Japan-based companies specialising in bioindustry to invest in Thailand.

Japanese companies Itoki and Koyoju Gohan have partnered to create a new office innovation for anyone with an unhealthy relationship with work.

The Itoki nap boxes are designed for staff to nap standing up while working long hours at offices in Japan, supporting their head, rear and knees so they do not fall over

First demonstrator aircraft will fly ‘within next five years’ to test features such as stealth capability